Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Maine-et-Loire

Château de style Renaissance
49150 Baugé-en-Anjou

Baugé Castle, built in the 15th century in Baugé-en-Anjou (Land of the Loire), is a medieval hunting lodge built for King René, Duke of Anjou, in the heart of a historic city.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49400 Saumur

The castle of Saumur, an emblematic building of the 4th quarter of the 16th century, dominates the Loire in Saumur in Pays de la Loire. This castle-palais, combining medieval and Renaissance architecture, now houses a museum rich in artistic and historical collections.

Pont
49110 Montrevault-sur-Èvre

The Bohardy Bridge, built in the 15th century at Montrevault-sur-Evre (Pays de la Loire), is a medieval eight-arched ogival building crossing the Evre, which was listed as a historical monument in 1978.

Forteresse
49100 Angers

The castle of Angers, a medieval fortress of the 13th-XVIth centuries located in Angers in Pays de la Loire, combines royal military architecture with the Ducale residence of Valois-Anjou. Ranked a historic monument, it houses the famous curtain of the Apocalypse since 1954.

Château fort
49190 Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné

The castle of the Haute-Guerche, a medieval fortress of the 13th to 16th centuries, stands in ruins in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (Maine-et-Loire), bearing witness to a pentagonal defensive architecture and a rich seigneurial past.

Château de style Renaissance
49260 Brézé

The Château de Brézé, a 16th century Renaissance building in Brézé (Maine-et-Loire), combines aerial architecture and unique troglodytic network, classified as a historical monument since 1979.

Fours à chaux
49440 Angrie

The lime kilns of Veurière, built in the 19th century in Angrie (Maine-et-Loire), form a historical industrial complex with a monumental access ramp, witness to the production of lime in Anjou.

Maison des Dîmes
49750 Bellevigne-en-Layon

The house of the Dîme, a 15th century half-timbered building located in Bellevigne-en-Layon (Maine-et-Loire), symbolizes local history with its iconic porch and carved frame.